Culture· Published on September 22, 2026
"Les filles du 9 juin": Maylis Besserie Revives the Memory of the Tulle Tragedy
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Published by Grasset, Maylis Besserie's novel "Les filles du 9 juin" is drawing attention well beyond Corrèze. Through the eyes of women across three generations, it retraces the complex realities of 9 June 1944, when the SS division "Das Reich" spread terror through the streets of Tulle. Built on extensive research by an author whose grandmother lived through that day of horror, the book measures the gap between historical fact and emotional truth. The novel sells for 24 euros.